cockatiel

cock·a·tiel

also cock·a·teel  (kŏk′ə-tēl′)

n.

A small crested Australian parrot (Nymphicus hollandicus) having gray and yellow plumage.

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[Dutch kaketielje, ultimately from Malay kakatua, cockatoo; see cockatoo.]

cockatiel

(ˌkɒkəˈtiːl) or

cockateel

n

(Animals) a crested Australian parrot, Leptolophus hollandicus, having a greyish-brown and yellow plumage

[C19: from Dutch kaketielje, from Portuguese cacatilha a little cockatoo, from cacatua cockatoo]

cock•a•tiel

or cock•a•teel

(ˈkɒk əˌtil)

n.

a crested Australian parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus.

[1875–80; < Dutch kaketielje < Portuguese cacatilha=cacat(ua) cockatoo + -ilha < Latin -illa diminutive suffix]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cockatiel - small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head cockateel, cockatoo parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus parrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds genus Nymphicus, Nymphicus - a genus of Psittacidae

Translations

cockatiel

[ˌkɒkəˈtɪəl] n → cacatoès m